My sister just called me and is freaking out - **small update**

[Jenvenza]

You mentioned that she is renting this house... Did she recently move into it? If so, There is always a possibility that whoever left the phone could have possibly left it to try and scare the previous tennant? just a thought... maybe long shot..

No, it was lived in by the owners before she moved in. She is the first tennant.

 

[jmpurdy]

Since the e-mail? Just curious. Did the police dust for fingerprints?

 

[momoftwins]

I know someone mentioned small cameras being planted, did she ever check around for these? Maybe check her phones to make sure they are not bugged. Was there anything missing from her medicine cabinet to show maybe it was just a burgler?

I wonder if the police could check to see if her ex's fingerprints were on the phone. There must be something she has that he touched at some point to compare prints ...

I would be so freaked out -

 

[jmpurdy]

2 scenarios: 1. If it was her ex, he KNOWS there isn't anything upstairs valuable to him (records, computer e-mails, etc.) as the OP has stated. So, if it was him trying to get something downstairs, he may have heard her come home, and ran upstairs knowing she would be very unlikely to go up there and he would leave when the opportunity became available. 2. It was someone else and he was upstairs checking the home out when she got home, same exit scenario as above. Thoughts?

 

[breezy1077]

Honestly, I keep going back to the phone that didn't have any history on it. That's the scary part for me.

Makes me think that perhaps your sister's DH hired someone to harm her, and the cell phone was the contact phone that they could communicate with? Sounds like whoever it was maybe got freaked out, had second thoughts and didn't follow through or was waiting to commit the act and the incoming phone call freaked them out.

It just seems too sinister to me that the cell phone had no history on it except that one incoming call.

Then again - I tend to jump to the worst case scenario

If I were your sister, I'd be very careful. Prayers said.

 

[Jenvenza]

Since the e-mail? Just curious. Did the police dust for fingerprints?

Nothing yet - but he did send her another email saying not to worry about visitation now. He changes back and forth so much it is crazy

2 scenarios: 1. If it was her ex, he KNOWS there isn't anything upstairs valuable to him (records, computer e-mails, etc.) as the OP has stated. So, if it was him trying to get something downstairs, he may have heard her come home, and ran upstairs knowing she would be very unlikely to go up there and he would leave when the opportunity became available. 2. It was someone else and he was upstairs checking the home out when she got home, same exit scenario as above. Thoughts?

I think scenario one makes a lot of sense and it is what I have been thinking since this whole mess started.

Honestly, I keep going back to the phone that didn't have any history on it. That's the scary part for me.

Makes me think that perhaps your sister's DH hired someone to harm her, and the cell phone was the contact phone that they could communicate with? Sounds like whoever it was maybe got freaked out, had second thoughts and didn't follow through or was waiting to commit the act and the incoming phone call freaked them out.

It just seems too sinister to me that the cell phone had no history on it except that one incoming call.

Then again - I tend to jump to the worst case scenario

If I were your sister, I'd be very careful. Prayers said.

That is scary to me, too. I don't get the phone being there and not having any anything on it. I am truly confused by that.

 

[Imzadi]

I'm curious, OP, you mentioned that your DSis was away that morning but returned early. How long had she been in the house before she heard the cell phone ringing?

 

[Jenvenza]

I'm curious, OP, you mentioned that your DSis was away that morning but returned early. How long had she been in the house before she heard the cell phone ringing?

Not long - she said 10 minutes or so.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Wow, still nothing from the police? I would think that they could trace the phone faster than that. Hopefully you will hear something soon.

Did your sister stay there last night?

 

[N&B'smom]

Nothing yet!?!!

 

[jmpurdy]

I would be going to the station myself, demanding to speak to someone with SOME information about my case and sitting on that bench until I got some answers. This is scary stuff. A complete violation in your own home that just shakes you to the core. Never mind there is a child in the house. A security system may need to be installed for complete peace of mind. Even with that, it will take time for her to feel safe in her own home. And not knowing what the **ll is going on just adds to the stress. And what does her lawyer say? Have they gotten back to her yet? It is really distressing that return calls don't appear to be forthcoming.

 

[Jestocost]

I would be going to the station myself, demanding to speak to someone with SOME information about my case and sitting on that bench until I got some answers. This is scary stuff. A complete violation in your own home that just shakes you to the core. Never mind there is a child in the house. A security system may need to be installed for complete peace of mind. Even with that, it will take time for her to feel safe in her own home. And not knowing what the **ll is going on just adds to the stress. And what does her lawyer say? Have they gotten back to her yet? It is really distressing that return calls don't appear to be forthcoming.

Depending on an individual state's privacy laws, it may take up to a few days for the police to gain access to the records of the account attached to the cell phone that was found in the OP's home. As a result, going to the police station to demand answers and refusing to budge until someone gives you answers that they may not have might be a waste of time (and annoy the officers who you would like to have helping you). I would hope that the police will share what information they can (so long as doing so will not impede the investigation) as soon as they have some. There's no harm in calling regularly (not constantly) to see if there's any update, but an overly aggressive approach may be counter productive, IMO.

 

[Jenvenza]

Okay! The police finally called back! The phone was a prepaid phone, bought at Walgreens and paid with cash, so pretty much impossible to track down. Or at least that's all they are going to do to figure out who it belongs to. But the cop is sure convinced it is the ex. So he went up to his job! He asked him if that was his phone - of course he denied it was. He asked if he had been to her house and he said no, to which the officer said - good - you aren't allowed there, don't go back. The officer also told my sister he knew her ex was lying, but they can't prove it. So nothing can be done. Hopefully the ex is scared now and will back off. More later, I'm typingon my Ipod and it is really slow!

 

[Chuck S]

What about security tapes from Walgreens? If they know the date and location of purchase, they could maybe see him on the tape paying with cash.

 

[dchi]

I hope the soon to be ex is scared now. If he is...what comes around goes around.

P.S. I wish the police officer would have asked the ex where he was during the phone finding.

 

[mommyof3princess]

I agree with the last two posters. What about walgreens cameras. And where was exh that time of the incedent?

 

[jmpurdy]

This will now set off a whole slew of events. Now he knows she knows, etc. Sounds like this family is rallying around her...as it should be. I'd still get a restraining order until this unfolds and maybe beyond. And make sure he has no ability for access to the child until her lawyer figures our the next steps. Emergency court hearing for sure. I also did not mean to imply in previous post that she stand in the police station and be beligerent. Simply to get a response as to what is going on. Validation that you are not forgotten is very important in these early stages of a crime.

 

[TLHB70]

What about security tapes from Walgreens? If they know the date and location of purchase, they could maybe see him on the tape paying with cash.

I hope the soon to be ex is scared now. If he is...what comes around goes around.

P.S. I wish the police officer would have asked the ex where he was during the phone finding.

Can these two things be checked?

 

[Mysteria]

What about security tapes from Walgreens? If they know the date and location of purchase, they could maybe see him on the tape paying with cash.

ITA! This is a pharmacy. They will have security footage of every cash. They should also have info on when what type of purchase was made. For example receipt 314 on such a day at this time was gum and soda.

 

[Imzadi]

What about security tapes from Walgreens? If they know the date and location of purchase, they could maybe see him on the tape paying with cash.

I think you need to get a warrant for something like that. This might not be a big enough crime to "warrant" that. Plus, by the time one is issued, the tapes may have been taped over already. Usually if there is no crime, like someone robbing the cashiers, a lot of surveilance tapes are simply taped over the next day or day after.

It's just so strange. Now we know WHO most likely did it. The question becomes did he leave it on purpose to freak her out? If not, and he dropped it, why did he happen to get a brand new cell phone?

I get Tracfones all the time, but I transfer the minutes for activating the new phones to my existing OLD phones, so I can keep the same number. Why a new phone here?